On April 22, 2024, German authorities arrested three citizens on suspicion of spying for China, including a couple with a tech company.

The individuals were apprehended in Bad Homburg and Düsseldorf, accused of providing military tech information to Chinese intelligence.

Their company was noted to have connections to Shanghai, and German intelligence had been surveilling the suspects before the arrests.

The Chinese embassy in Berlin has refuted the spying claims, suggesting Germany is tarnishing China's reputation.

These incidents may strain Sino-European economic relations and underscore Germany's struggle against espionage and hybrid threats.

German officials are calling for increased vigilance and countermeasures against espionage, particularly from authoritarian regimes.